Facts
- The incident occurred at a time when the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Towering Inferno was still fresh in the minds of many Malaysians.
- The late Tan Sri Lim Thiam Leong, the chairman and founder of Bolton Berhad, the company which owned the building, was reported to be calm and composed when he heard of the incident.
- The Fire Protection Association of Malaysia (FPAM) was formed the same year after the incident occurred.
- The incident also highlighted the standards of fire safety in high-rise buildings in the country as well as the limited fire-fighting capabilities at that time. Laws were eventually passed to ensure that high-rise premises must meet certain standards of fire safety, e.g., the issuing of certificates before they can be deemed fit for dwelling or commercial purposes.
- There was even a proposal to have the tower block of the complex demolished shortly after the fire because it was initially thought that the intense heat from the blaze might have weakened the reinforced concrete structure of the building. However, this was averted after examinations done by competent engineers proved otherwise.
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